If your child wakes up scratching their bottom at night, pay close attention - that persistent nighttime itching is the most common sign of pinworms. This itch, often worse after bedtime, can mean ...

Objective Infestation with pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis) is common in young children, and the most common typical symptoms are perianal itching, nocturnal restlessness, and irritability. Although ...

Though pinworm infestation has been prevalent since the early years of laboratory animal medicine, the genomes of these parasites have not yet been sequenced. The authors used high-fidelity polymerase ...

Tapeworm infection can cause stomach pain and weight loss, but most people have mild symptoms or no symptoms at all. Tapeworms in your poop can look like tiny grains of white rice and may move.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Duval County mother said her son contracted pinworms at New Berlin Elementary School, adding that the first grader came home with the infection at the end of September, leading ...

The next time you’re doubled over with food poisoning or your kid brings home pinworms from school, consider this: People in ancient Mexico were dealing with the exact same misery. Scientists ...

Intestinal worms often lead to gastrointestinal symptoms, like diarrhea, because they live in your digestive tract. Other symptoms, such as a skin rash or problems breathing, also can occur, depending ...

Although current data on their prevalence are not available, pinworms (Syphacia muris, Syphacia obvelata and Aspiculuris tetraptera) are among the parasites most commonly encountered in laboratory ...

You can take certain steps to lower your chances of becoming an unwitting host to one of these nasties. Practicing basic ...

A stool ova and parasite, or O&P, test is a simple way of diagnosing parasite infections. This test determines whether parasites and their eggs are present in your stool. The stool O&P test is a ...

Researchers at the University of Arizona Cancer Center find a possible new treatment for Merkel cell carcinoma. This aggressive skin cancer may respond to pyrvinium pamoate. The Food and Drug ...

The most common symptom of a pinworm infection is intense itching around the anus. Infections are contagious but are preventable with handwashing and other hygiene practices. A pinworm, or Enterobius ...